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1. The Essence of Freedom

“Independence Day will have a different meaning this year. Us Ukrainians love our freedom. We can say what we believe. My friends in Russia say they have a democracy. What kind of democracy is it if you cannot call a war a war?” 

                                   – A Russian living in Ukraine, Tatyana Antonova
Tags: holidays, independence, patriotism, war in ukraine
2. A Flag that Rocks

The governor of Samara Oblast enlisted the help of students to create a 200-foot-long Russian tricolor out of painted stones for Russian Flag Day.

Tags: art, youth, government, patriotism
3. A Nation's Symbol: the Flag of Ukraine

The Ukrainian flag that flies as a symbol of patriotism and solidarity has a strong history. 

Tags: patriotism, soviet union, history, vladimir putin, war in ukraine, Ukraine
4. An Olympic Reintroduction

Everyone is excited for the long-awaited Games this summer, especially the Russian Olympic Committee, who is taking the opportunity to reintroduce us to their two new(-ish) Olympic mascots.

Tags: patriotism, toys, bear, athletics, athletes, olympics
5. Tanks a Lot

The world's largest museum of tanks opens up in the Moscow region. 

Tags: great patriotic war, military, patriotism, museum, tanks, tank, Moscow
6. Rapping for Russia

With Russian teenagers in mind, plans are being made for "The First All-Russian Festival of Patriotic Rap." 

Tags: nationalism, patriotism, youth, russian music, rap
7. What Russian Rock Music Says About the Motherland

“Mother Russia” is much more than a stereotype. Everyone has opinions on it, Russian rock musicians included.

Tags: russian music, music, nationalism, patriotism, rock music
By Tiffany Zhu
8. Bread and Circuses. And Tetris.

Arcade cars, patriotic circuses, and administrative festivities. Also, some crazy murals, Moscow's transformation, and the secrets of Peter the Great. 

Tags: Moscow, amnesty, patriotism, circus, Russia
By Alice E.M. Underwood
9. Dmitry Pozharsky: Russian Hero

It's 1612. There's no tsar on the throne and the Poles have entered Moscow. Some may have despaired – but one man took the opportunity to save the country and earn his place in history books.

Tags: minin, pozharsky, russia, moscow, 1612, tsar, patriotism
By Eugenia Sokolskaya
10. Patriotism: A USSR Story

Being patriotic in the Soviet Union was a duty, a challenge, and a potential pitfall, all rolled into one. The story of one Soviet singer, Joseph Kobzon, shows how one cultural idol walked that dangerous line.

Tags: russia, russian music, patriotism, ussr, soviet union, kobzon, politics, music, culture, lenin, brezhnev
By Eugenia Sokolskaya

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